TIERRA REJADA G.C. - 05/06/2021: It was nearly 16 years ago since Our Group last played

Mr. Crook

this challenging course which had been on our regular schedule from January 2000 until September 2005 back in the day when our very own Gordon Crook was the Club Champion at Tierra Rejada. On this day two-thirds of the field finished "in the money" with the big payouts going to the five "birdie begetters". Leading that list was Bob Stone's $45 extracted from a solo birdie award and 2nd Places in both Low Net and Porter Low Gross (tie). Tony Giapapas won the Porter Low Gross along with a shared birdie and tie for Low Net 3rd to claim $39. A pair of solo birdie awards paid out $32 apiece to Craig Fehrman and Member Qualifier Tom Malmlund. A tie for Low Putts and the Partners 1st Place sent $26 to Miguel Romero. The other half of Tony G's birdie earned $24 for Tom Knickerbocker when augmented by Tom's ties for 2nd in Porter Low Gross and 3rd Low Net. The day's Low Net, a stunning 64, was posted by Jimmy Dodds who also took the Partners 1st Place for a $24 payout. Gordon Crook tied for both 1st in Low Net and 2nd in Partners to pocket $22. Winner of the Super Low Gross award was Brian Oblak whose sizzling 77 Gross earned $12 when added to his tie for Partners 2nd Place. Marilou Miller and Mark Vaughan each received $4 as part of the 2-way tie for Partners 2nd Place. Among the many ties were Ron Troncatty and Johnnie Whitaker locked in the Super Gross runner-up spot worth a modest Two Bucks apiece.
WESTLAKE G.C. - 05/13/2021: With a Par 3 temporarily replacing the Par 5 original 6th Hole we actually played this course as a Par 65 this day. Apparently their overall plan is to replace the Par 3, #9, the scenic water hole, by splitting Par 5, #6 into a Par 4 and a Par 3. However this day #9 still played as one of our Designated Birdie holes which Tom Abraham took full advantage of by dropping in a dandy deuce to commandeer the entire $68 in the Designated Birdies pot. Another 14 players also finished in the money including Tom Knickerbocker's $33 gleaned from his tie for Porter Low Gross, another tie for Partners 3rd, and a shared Blind Draw Birdie. Ted Winship stole $30 by winning Low Net and Partners with a ridiculous Net 53! John Moskoff earned $29 from a pair of 2nd Places in Net & Partners and one of the shared Blind Birdies. Craig Fehrman's solo mark was 1st Place in Low Putts that paid out $24. Bruce Simon tied for Porter Low Gross and picked up a Partners 2nd Place for a $21 take. Tony Giapapas and Marilou Miller joined the shared Birdie Brigade to each pocket $16. A tie for 2nd in both Low Net & Low Putts paid out $12 to Jimmy Dodds. Low Round of the Day was a sensational one-under-par 64 Gross posted by Ron Troncatty to win the Super Low Gross by 7 shots and a Partners 3rd, earning just a paltry $10 when his birdies all went "unplucked". Joltin' Joe Cala matched that $10 take with his Partners First Place. Meanwhile Mike Belson's resume sported ties for Net 2nd & Partners 3rd worth $9, while Gordon Crook got $5 for Low Putts runner-up, and Brian Oblak $4 for Super Gross runner-up. By joining the tie for Partners 3rd Place, Miguel Romero pocketed Two Bucks.
VICTORIA LAKES G.C. - 05/20/2021: Our Net Scoring results were certainly a whole lot better than this same day's totals put up at the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island and certainly a whole lot faster than those Pros' 5hr 31min rounds! So don't say the Thursday Group are "Pokey-Joes". Bruce Simon's $59 winnings topped the money list with a win in Low Putts, a tie for Porter Low Gross, and a solo birdie award. Brian Oblak won Super Low Gross with the only score in the 70s plus two helpings of the Birdie Booty to pocket $58. Miguel Romero's $41 take listed 1st Places in both Porter Low Gross(tied) & Partners along with 2nd Places in Low Putts & Low Net. First Places in both Low Net & Partners paid out $27 to Ted Winship, while Tom Abraham repeated his previous week's solo birdie act to earn a single payout of $26. The Partners 2nd Place paid out $10 to Val Mayer and a tie for 2nd Low Net sent $9 to Mike Belson. Jimmy Dodds and Tom Knickerbocker were paired up in Partners 2nd Place worth Four Bucks apiece and Ron Troncatty's Super Gross runner-up produced only a token Two Bucks.
OLIVAS LINKS G.C. - 05/27/2021: We did it! Our official 2020-2021 Season concluded with this outing. In spite of all the "Covid Regs" and adjustments to our normal lifestyle this past year we still managed to schedule 50 weekly league events but actually played only 47 due to 2 Rain-Outs and 1 scheduling mishap. On this day Bob Stone's $50 topped the money winners list with First Places in both Porter Low Gross & Partners and a solo birdie award. Pat Gallagher also claimed some solo birdie booty and tied for Low Net to pickup $42. Miguel Romero joined the solo birdie brigade and tied for 2nd Low Putts to pocket $34. The final birdie award worth $30 found John Moskoff's wallet. Teddy Winship tied for Low Net and partnered up in 1st Place with Mr. Stone to earn $23. This day's Low Putts was posted by Member Qualifier Tom Malmlund for an $18 take. Joe Cala turned a pair of 3rd Places in Low Net & Partners into $9. The Porter Low Gross runner-up spot earned $8 for Tony Giapapas while $7 went to Bruce Simon for his 2nd Low Net (tie) and 3rd Place Partners. Exactly Five Bucks apiece rewarded Bill Lewis and Val Mayer in the 2nd Place Partners pairing and Ron Troncatty reclaimed his original $4 wager as the uncontested Super Low Gross winner.

Earlier this year, the multi talented singer/songwriter, Jimmy Rogers passed away. He is

Jimmy Rogers RIP

also famous for introducing, Gordon Crook to the DPTGG way back when -- Our deep south correspondent, Jeff Jacobs reported in from Kiawah Island where he witnessed the crowning of senior citizen Phil Nicholson at the PGA -- Sadly, it seems that slow play has returned to haunt our group, with some groups falling as much as two holes behind. There is really no reason for that happening, and it is easily corrected by being aware of your position on the course, and actually trying to catch up. Ready golf and being ready to hit when it is your turn will do the trick -- Welcome back to Bill Lewis who returned to competition after a sojourn to Florida. He picked up some cash at Olivas to help defray some expenses -- Birthdays this month; Mark Kourtjian on the 20th and sorely missed Sam Strangis on the 20th...

Invitations are out for the Annual Shug Fisher Golf Classic which will be held once again at Los Robles Greens Golf Course on Thursday, June 24, 2021. If you haven't already, be sure to get yours in ASAP.